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jg1962 (Jeff) has been given the dubious honour of becoming a Global Moderator. He's a great guy with a good head on his shoulders and I'm confident he'll be a valuable addition to the team. Yes, that means he now wields the Ban Hammer and Time Out Truncheon, so be nice to him.

jkinatl2 (Jonathan) has also been made a Local Moderator in the Am I Infected forum. This will mainly mean he no longer has to send mod reports about merging threads there, he can bloody-well do it himself now.

"...health will finally be seen not as a blessing to be wished for, but as a human right to be fought for." Kofi Annan

Nymphomaniac: a woman as obsessed with sex as an average man. Mignon McLaughlin

HIV is certainly character-building. It's made me see all of the shallow things we cling to, like ego and vanity. Of course, I'd rather have a few more T-cells and a little less character. Randy Shilts

"Many people, especially in the gay community, turn to oral sex as a safer alternative in the age of AIDS. And with HIV rates rising, people need to remember that oral sex is safer sex. It's a reasonable alternative."

"Life in Lubbock, Texas, taught me two things: One is that God loves you and you're going to burn in hell. The other is that sex is the most awful, filthy thing on earth and you should save it for someone you love." - Butch Hancock, Musician, The Flatlanders

"I have tried hard--but life is difficult, and I am a very useless person. I can hardly be said to have an independent existence. I was just a screw or a cog in the great machine I called life, and when I dropped out of it I found I was of no use anywhere else."

I joke around allot but one thing I have always been consistently serious about is this forum . I can get unapologetically sappy when it comes to this forum and the people in it . When I joined the forum I was practically a broken man and the support I found here was a huge factor in rebuilding my life . From the day I found this place is the day I didn't feel all alone anymore and that was a place to start a new life .

I have laughed and cried with you guys and grew stronger everyday because you were here for me when I needed it . I am still here asking for support and offering it as well , that hasn't changed and will not change .

Congrats to Jeff and Jonathan and thanks to them for their efforts and to Ann, Andy and others who are the core of this website and keep it running as well as it has all these years to provide education, support, candor, humor and love for so many.

Hugs, Jody

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"Wake up to find out that you are the eyes of the world". "Try to discover that you are the song that the morning brings."

Congratulations to the two Jays (damn is this ANTM) -- I know that you boys will do a great job in your new roles in providing whatever the members need here. If not, I know that Ann has toys at her disposal at the ready to keep you focused on being the best that you can be.

Seroconverted: Early 80sTested & confirmed what I already knew: early 90s

Current regimen: Atripla. Last regimen: Epzicom, Sustiva (since its inception with NO adverse side effects: no vivid dreams and NONE of the problems people who can't tolerate this drug may experience: color me lucky )Past regimensFun stuff (in the past): HAV/HBV, crypto, shingles, AIDS, PCP

"...health will finally be seen not as a blessing to be wished for, but as a human right to be fought for." Kofi Annan

Nymphomaniac: a woman as obsessed with sex as an average man. Mignon McLaughlin

HIV is certainly character-building. It's made me see all of the shallow things we cling to, like ego and vanity. Of course, I'd rather have a few more T-cells and a little less character. Randy Shilts

"...health will finally be seen not as a blessing to be wished for, but as a human right to be fought for." Kofi Annan

Nymphomaniac: a woman as obsessed with sex as an average man. Mignon McLaughlin

HIV is certainly character-building. It's made me see all of the shallow things we cling to, like ego and vanity. Of course, I'd rather have a few more T-cells and a little less character. Randy Shilts

While you might not appreciate a whack with the Ban Hammer, Jeff has a brand new Time Out Truncheon that may be more to your liking. It's nice and flexible so it would likely suffice as a spanking tool as well.

"...health will finally be seen not as a blessing to be wished for, but as a human right to be fought for." Kofi Annan

Nymphomaniac: a woman as obsessed with sex as an average man. Mignon McLaughlin

HIV is certainly character-building. It's made me see all of the shallow things we cling to, like ego and vanity. Of course, I'd rather have a few more T-cells and a little less character. Randy Shilts

While you might not appreciate a whack with the Ban Hammer, Jeff has a brand new Time Out Truncheon that may be more to your liking. It's nice and flexible so it would likely suffice as a spanking tool as well.

Sounds like your class tomorrow should be How to Sit Like a Lady and Not Smoosh One's Balls 101. Just for your own safety.

I like it when you crack that riding crop at the web cam when I pretend .... I mean when I make a mistake . .

While you might not appreciate a whack with the Ban Hammer, Jeff has a brand new Time Out Truncheon that may be more to your liking. It's nice and flexible so it would likely suffice as a spanking tool as well.

Sounds like your class tomorrow should be How to Sit Like a Lady and Not Smoosh One's Balls 101. Just for your own safety.

"...health will finally be seen not as a blessing to be wished for, but as a human right to be fought for." Kofi Annan

Nymphomaniac: a woman as obsessed with sex as an average man. Mignon McLaughlin

HIV is certainly character-building. It's made me see all of the shallow things we cling to, like ego and vanity. Of course, I'd rather have a few more T-cells and a little less character. Randy Shilts

While you might not appreciate a whack with the Ban Hammer, Jeff has a brand new Time Out Truncheon that may be more to your liking. It's nice and flexible so it would likely suffice as a spanking tool as well.

Sounds like your class tomorrow should be How to Sit Like a Lady and Not Smoosh One's Balls 101. Just for your own safety.

ok. sounds like an adventure.

meanwhile in my absence...took the pouch out and extended my hello's to new neighbors only to come home to a burnt dry pan for my dinner.too much multitasking.need punishment badly. geez! and UGH!